Math Instructional Practices in General Education Classrooms With and Without Students With High-Incidence Disabilities

2019 ◽  
pp. 089590481985783
Author(s):  
Michael A. Gottfried ◽  
J. Jacob Kirksey
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Instructional Practices ◽  
Teacher Qualifications ◽  
Math Instruction ◽  
National Data ◽  
Data Set ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
High Incidence Disabilities ◽  
General Education Classrooms ◽  
Do So

This study compares mathematics instructional practices in classrooms that do and do not contain students with high-incidence disabilities (HIDs). To do so, we examined a national data set of responses from kindergarten teachers about instructional practices. We do find that in classrooms with students with HIDs, teachers reported different frequencies of math activities as well as skills instruction. These differences depended on type of HID. There were no differences in the frequency of time spent on math, meaning that classrooms with and without students with HIDs reported the same amount of math instruction per week. Differences in these findings arose based on teacher qualifications. Implications for policy are discussed.

Creating Content Acquisition Podcasts (CAPs) for Vocabulary

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret P. Weiss ◽  
Anya S. Evmenova ◽  
Michael J. Kennedy ◽  
Jodi M. Duke
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
General Education ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Content Acquisition ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Instructional Design Principles ◽  
High Incidence Disabilities

Mastering content vocabulary is critical to the success of students with high-incidence disabilities in the general education curriculum. General education classrooms often do not offer the opportunities necessary for these students to master important vocabulary. Teachers often look to technology to help. Several studies have indicated that content acquisition podcasts (CAPs) may have an impact on the vocabulary learning of secondary students with high-incidence disabilities. In this study, 37 in-service teachers enrolled in a master’s program in special education were taught to create CAPs for vocabulary terms in a course focused on methods for secondary-level instruction. Teacher-created podcasts were assessed on the presence of Mayer’s instructional design principles as well as evidence-based practices for vocabulary instruction. Although teachers were able to include many instructional design principles related to technology in their CAPs, their use of instructional principles and evidence-based practices was inconsistent. Implications are discussed.

A Technology-Based Self-Monitoring Intervention for Secondary Students with High-Incidence Disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 016264342110044
Author(s):  
Skip Kumm ◽  
Elizabeth Talbott ◽  
Kristine Jolivette
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Appropriate Behavior ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
High Incidence Disabilities ◽  
Withdrawal Design

Secondary students with high incidence disabilities who also display disruptive behaviors struggle to be successful in general education settings. As a result, general education teachers are looking for ways to utilize technology to provide them with opportunities to implement evidence-based interventions in their classrooms. In this study, teachers used MoBeGo, an iPad application, in a single-case withdrawal design (ABAB), to implement self-monitoring in high school general education classrooms with four students who received special education services for a high incidence disability. The results of this study indicate that teachers could implement MoBeGo with fidelity to improve students’ academic engagement and appropriate behavior. Additionally, both the teachers and students rated MoBeGo as a socially valid intervention. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.

Innovations in Classroom Technology for Students with Disabilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
Joseph R. Boyle ◽  
Michael J. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Performance Feedback ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Emotional Behavior ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Inclusion Classrooms ◽  
General Education Curriculum ◽  
High Incidence Disabilities ◽  
General Education Classrooms

Students with high-incidence disabilities (e.g., learning disabilities, emotional behavior disorders, and autism spectrum disorders) often receive most of their education in general education classrooms. Once in these classrooms, students with disabilities are expected to learn from the general education curriculum. For students with disabilities participating in general education and inclusion classrooms, technology offers an opportunity for them to be active participants in classroom activities and to make meaningful progress in the general education curriculum. The articles presented in this special issue illustrate how technology can help students with disabilities to become active participants in general education classrooms. The technologies described in the articles were developed as research-to-practice pieces so that practitioners can integrate the technology into their classrooms. This issue focuses on two themes: (a) technology to support student learning in inclusive or general education classrooms and (b) technology to promote student engagement and enhance performance feedback of teachers.

Using Number Talks to Support Students With High-Incidence Disabilities in Mathematics

2021 ◽  
pp. 105345122110249
Author(s):  
Emily C. Bouck ◽  
Mary K. Bouck
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
High Incidence Disabilities ◽  
Pictorial Representations ◽  
Support Students ◽  
Number Talks

Number talks are increasingly used in general education mathematics classes to engage students. Yet, and despite the potential benefits, number talks are given limited attention for students with high-incidence disabilities in special education settings. This article presents special education teachers with both the why and, more importantly, the how for implementing number talks to support students with high-incidence disabilities in special education settings. Specifically, the authors address how number talks can serve as both a formative assessment and an intervention for fluency and activating students’ background knowledge to be successful in general education settings. The article also provides suggestions for implementing number talks with fidelity and flexibility (e.g., use of manipulatives, pictorial representations, and teacher explicit instruction of numerical strategies).

The (Mis) Education of Immigrant Children in Today’s America

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Gabriela E. Gui
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Survey Interviews ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Education Classrooms

In today’s America, not every child starts on a level playing field, and very few children move ahead based solely on hard work or talent. Generational poverty and a lack of cultural capital hold many students back, robbing them of the opportunity to move up professionally and socially. Children of immigrants are especially at-risk because, in addition to facing poverty, race, geographical location or economic disadvantages, they are also confronted with failure due to their limited or non-existent English proficiency. This study focuses on the degree to which teachers in a mid-sized urban school district take into consideration the individual needs of immigrant children in the process of their education. The study also examines the preparation teachers have had to equip them with knowledge of best practices in teaching immigrant children, and the relationship between teachers’ practices, beliefs, and their demographic and personal characteristics (age, gender, years of experience, level of education, etc.). Quantitative data was collected via a survey. Interviews with teachers and one central office administrator provided data for the qualitative section of the study. The findings revealed that teachers, in general, appeared to lack knowledge of specific policies for mainstreaming immigrant students into general education classrooms; their use of effective teaching practices for working with immigrant children were limited; and most of the teachers had not participated actively in professional development that focused on teaching immigrant children.

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